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LOT 1851
Post Medieval Lead Musket Ball and Pistol Shot Collection
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (600 grams total, 9-18 mm).
Mixed group including a leader powder-measure. [28, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired since the 1970s.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1851
Post Medieval Lead Musket Ball and Pistol Shot Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Ethiopian Manuscript Page for Miracle of the Virgin Mary
Circa 1680 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Vellum leaf with pricked guidelines for placement of two columns of red-ink and black-ink text in Ge'ez script with red detailing; recto with two columns of text above a polychrome painted miniature showing a nimbate Mary beside a recumbent bearded figure among buildings with a winged angel above; verso with twenty-two lines of text in two columns. 89 grams, 35.5 x 30 cm
Previously in the David Buxton collection (1910-2003), until the late 1990s.
The scene should represent the miracle of the Virgin Mary to Damianus the scribe: Damianus wrote the name of the Virgin Mary with gold and silver instead of with common black ink. The Virgin Mary appeared to Damianus on his death bed and promises to write his name upon a pillar of gold in the Kingdom of Heaven. -
Persian Framed Painting of Lovers
20th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
The embracing couple shown in three-quarter view with their heads bowed; the female with two feathers on her headdress and playing a small lute with intricate decoration; the bearded male with his hand resting on her back and holding a gilt cup in his left hand; mounted in a decorative frame. 1.2 kg, 38.5 x 32.5 cm
Private London, UK collection. -
Framed Watercolour Painting
India, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With a vibrant watercolour scene of female musicians and dancers performing for a noblewoman, seated beneath an ornate pavilion, a river meandering through a hilly landscape towards grand buildings beyond, panels of text above and below; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 782 grams, 37.5 x 26.2cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
